Background*

Mr. Armando Garza Sada serves as the Chairman and General Manager of Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Garza Sada serves as the President of Versax and Onexa Divisions of ALFA Group. He serves as the President of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. He serves as an Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Grupo Industrial Alfa, SA de CV. He serves as a General Director of Versax S.A. De C.V, Selther, Polioles and Sigma. He served as an Advisor of Hispanic Teleservices ... Corporation. He served as the President of Sigma, Alfa’s food division from 1993 to 1999. He serves as the Chairman of Alfa S.A.B de C.V. He served as a Director for development of Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. He served as Senior Vice President of Development at Alfa S.A.B de C.V. since 1978. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V. He served as Vice President of Corporate Planning of Alfa and President of Polioles (A Petrochemical Joint Venture with BASF) and Selther. He serves as the Chairman of Alfa and Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. and has been its Director since April 2012. He serves as the Chairman of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. He served as the Chairman of CAINTRA (Nuevo Leon Chamber of the Manufacturing Industry) and CEESP (Private Sector's Economic think tank). He served as Vice Chairman of Alfa S.A.B de C.V. He has been a Director of Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. since October 2001. He has been a Director of Grupo Industrial Alfa S.A. de C.V. since April 1991 and Grupo Lamosa, SAB de CV since 1997. Mr. Garza Sada serves as an Independent Director of Banco Mercantil Del Norte, S.A., El Puerto de Liverpool and SAB de CV. He joined Banco Mercantil Del Norte in July 2011. He serves as a Director of Campofrio Food Group, S.A. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Alfa, Bain & Company Mexico, Especialidades Cerveceras, S.A. de C.V., Groupo Gigante, Groupo Lamosa, El Puerto de Liverpool Comunicaciones, Pigmentos y Oxidos, NFL Mexico, Pyosa and Vitro Vidrio Plano. He has been an Independent Director of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B de C.V since 2003, Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. since July 21, 2011 and of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV since April 28, 2008. He has been a Director at Alfa S.A.B de C.V since April 1991. He serves as a Member of the Board of Pigmentos y Oxidos. He serves as a Board Member of ITESM and MARCO (Monterrey's museum of modern art). He serves as a Director of Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He served as a Member of the Latin Americas Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG since November 2008. He served as an Independent Director of Cydsa SAB de CV. He served as a Director of Cydsa SAB de CV. He participated in the boards of the following companies and institutions: Banco de México Regional Board; Deutsche Bank Latin American Consultation Board, Frisa Industrias, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Proeza, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Consultation Board of the Stanford University School of Business and Member of the board of Stanford University. He serves as a Member of the Stanford Business School Alumni Association and the Dean's Advisory Council of MIT's Sloan School of Management. Mr. Garza Sada served as a Director of Hylsamex, S.A. de C.V. He served as a Director of Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de CV since 1998 and Grupo Gigante SAB de CV. Mr. Garza Sada Holds a Degree in Industrial Engineering from ITESM. He Holds a B.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA Degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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